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US Latest Statement on D.R. Congo Presidential Election
Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/178853.htm Provisional Results of the Presidential Election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Press Statement…
Declaration of Cardinal L. Monsengwo Pasinya on Presidential Elections in DRC
Translated by Jacques Bahati ( Download the French version here) Archdiocese of Kinshasa The Cardinal Ladies and Gentlemen of…
US Department: Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson December 6, 2011 2011/2072 STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, DEPUTY…
Carter Center: DRC Presidential Election Results Lack Credibility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDec. 10, 2011Source: http://www.cartercenter.orgContact: Baya Kara in Kinshasa +243 81 240 7659 or Deborah Hakes in…
Congressional Briefing: Evaluating the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2011 Elections and the Implementation of the United Nations Mapping Exercise Report
On November 28th, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its second presidential and parliamentary election since…
Africae Munus: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
This article from the Oct-Dec 2011 edition of Around Africa, by Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director Encouragement…
Congo (Kinshasa) Elections: A step backward
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the second largest nation in Africa after Algeria, is again…
South African Catholic Bishops’ Statement Ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change
This global climate change poses a great spiritual challenge to all Christians, people of all faiths, and…
Conflict Minerals Trade from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: What does the US have to gain?
Colonel Emma K. Coulson, a military fellow researcher at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies,…
DR Congo: As Electoral Campaign Starts, Congolese and International NGOs Call for Urgent Measures to Prevent Escalating Violence
Contested election could lead to widespread violence, warns a coalition of 41 NGOsKinshasa, 28 October 2011 –…
Responses to US Troops in Central Africa
ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE October 24, 2011 Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to…
Responses to US Troops in Central Africa
ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to LRA Affected Regions…
Burundi: Preventing a Predictable Civil War
“Burundi has passed an important milestones on the path to peace, but the page of the conflict…
Elections in DRC
The following article is by Jacques Bahati from the July-Sept edition of Around Africa, AFJN’s newsletter. Direct…
Walikale Civil Society NGO felt the need to express its views regarding conflict minerals from eastern DRC and recent criticism in the news of Dodd-Frank Act.
By Bureau of Study, Observation, and Coordination of the Regional Development of Walikale (BEDEWA) Where does civil…
D.R. Congo Human Rights NGOs urge Parliament to pass specialized Court bill
To the Honorable Chairman and Honorable Members of Senate’s Political, Administrative, and Judicial Commission (PAJ) RE: The…
US Conflict Mineral Law Opens the Door to Peace in the DRC
In recent weeks a debate has emerged over the merits of the conflict minerals provision in the…
End U.S. Military and NATO aggression in Libya, says Coalition
Below is a clip from a press release discussing a recent NGO statement calling for ceasefire in Libya. …
Take action against impunity in the D.R. Congo today
The widespread impunity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and lack of accountability for crimes…
Crisis in the Congo – Uncovering the truth
This film by Friends of the Congo answers questions such as why the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was invaded and why it is a weak nation. Foreign interests, Congo neighboring nations in particular, and some selfish Congolese leaders have a lot to do with the crisis in the Congo.
